 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - 1850 - 500 ページ
...and is still occasionally, applied to any steam or vapour. (4) To beat severely. North. SMOKER. (1) At Preston, before the passing of the Reform Bill...and used the latter, had a vote, and was called a imoker. (2) An old smoker, ic one who is well cxpeperienced in any matters. Var. dial. SMOKING-STICK.... | |
 | Mark Antony Lower - 1860 - 540 ページ
...SMITHSON. The son of a smith. So Cookson, Wrightson, &c. SMOOKER. A provincial pronunciation of Smoker. " At Preston, before the passing of the Reform Bill...the latter, had a vote, and was called a Smoker." Halliwell. SMOOTIIMAN. A flatterer. SMYTH. An old orthography of Smith. SMYTHE. An old form of Smith.... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - 1868 - 542 ページ
...and is still occasionally, applied to any steam or vapour. (4) To beat severely. Korth. SMOKER. (1) At Preston, before the passing of the Reform Bill...used the latter, had a vote, and was called a smoker. (2) An old smoker, ie one who is well cxpcpcrienced in any matters. Var. dial. SMOKING-ST1CK. A firebrand.... | |
 | Charles Bullock - 1878 - 210 ページ
...occurs a note to the effect that before the Reform Bill of 1832 -was passed every person at Preston, who had a cottage with a chimney, and used the latter, had a vote, and was called a smoker. Some curious names are the result of a tendency of drawing towards a meaning, as in Sweetsir, which... | |
 | William Ernest Henley - 1903 - 390 ページ
...tobacconist (В. Е. and GROSE). 5- (old). Л'.уцц.н. 1847. HALLIWELL,/irrA. Words, Sv SMOKER. At Preston, before the passing of the Reform Bill...used the latter, had a vote, and was called a SMOKER. SMOKE-STACK, suis. phr. (nautical). — A steam-boat. 1902. Atkeiuntm, 8 Feb., 177, i. The author shows... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - 1901 - 492 ページ
...and is still occasionally, applied to any steam or vapour. (4) To beat severely. North. SMOKER. (1) At Preston, before the passing of the Reform Bill...used the latter, had a vote, and was called a smoker. (2) An old smoker, ie one who is well expepcrienccd in any matters. Var. dial. SMOKING-STICK. A firebrand.... | |
 | REV. CHARLES BULLOCK - 1871 - 840 ページ
...occurs a note to the effect that before the Reform Bill of 1832 was passed, every person at Preston, who had a cottage with a chimney, and used the latter, had a vote, and was called a smoker. Some curious names are the result of a tendency of drawing^ towards a meaning, as in Sweetsir, which... | |
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At Preston, before the passing of the Reform Bill in 1832, every person who had a cottage with a chimney, and used the latter, had a vote, and was called a smoker. 